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Recent Examples of boxy
For her take on enduring Grease style, Bieber revolved her going-out look around a boxy moto jacket—one of her signature wardrobe staples.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
The boxy cut of Gomez’s mini is more timeless, a bit of a callback to the ’60s—which reminds me, isn’t Gomez supposed to star as Linda Rondstadt in a biopic?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
The relaxed sleeves and overall boxy style emulate the feeling of being swaddled by clouds, and the half-zip sweater’s quiet-luxury ivory color works great with dark, formal pants or indigo-wash jeans.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
The silhouette is less rounded than its predecessor with a vertical nose, relatively boxy profile, chunky D-pillar and wide, upright rear opening.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
The boxy cut of Gomez’s mini is more timeless, a bit of a callback to the ’60s—which reminds me, isn’t Gomez supposed to star as Linda Rondstadt in a biopic?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
The relaxed sleeves and overall boxy style emulate the feeling of being swaddled by clouds, and the half-zip sweater’s quiet-luxury ivory color works great with dark, formal pants or indigo-wash jeans.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
The silhouette is less rounded than its predecessor with a vertical nose, relatively boxy profile, chunky D-pillar and wide, upright rear opening.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxy
Adjective
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One of the strongest examples of this new trend is French designer Llewellyn Chupin’s Ritual of Adornment collection, which offered a strong contrast between the blocky furniture silhouettes and the delicate ornamentation festooning them.—
Adrian Madlener,
Curbed,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Every cubic meter of air contains anywhere from 10 to 10 million microbes, depending on the altitude, location, season and time of day.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The electric fleet is delivering high-performance demolition across a 25,000 cubic meter site.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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The secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Feb. 2023
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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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